The
Fox Family Channel has picked up the fantasy series The Fearing Mind,
a one-hour drama from Jim Henson Television, according to The Hollywood
Reporter.

The
cable network has ordered 13 episodes of the series, which is slated to
premiere in the fall. The show, originally developed as a pilot for NBC,
revolves around a short story writer and his family. Each week, one of
the writer's stories comes to life. The series will mix horror and fantasy
and will make use of Henson's trademark puppetry and animatronics, the
trade paper reported.

Dan
Angel and Billy Brown (''The X-Files'') will write and executive produce
"The Fearing Mind,'' which will explore the creative mind of Bill
Fearing, a fictitious New England suspense writer.

The
show was originally slated as "Master
of Horror and Suspense" and was expected to air on NBC but was
dropped last spring. Fox Family obviously liked what they saw in order
to invest in 13 episodes.

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